Food Fairy Lord

Chapter 591 Zhu Jing sleeps at night (Part )

This prince did eat indifferently, because she did not report to the imperial kitchen in advance today. She allocated three desserts from her own meal to Pei Ye, who leaned under the eaves and swallowed them one by one.

Li Xizhou was sitting at the table in the hall eating. The hall was deep and spacious, but it was very quiet around. The palace gate was open, so his voice could be heard clearly.

"The case file records how my mother was assassinated, but not how she died. The historian said she 'died in the Moonlight Palace', as if after the catastrophe of the bloody catastrophe, everything that happened was just the foam after the tide settled, including the death of the queen."

Li Xizhou said: "But you know, the person behind this assassination was able to complete his plot under the cover of the disaster."

Pei Ye leaned against the pillar outside the hall and listened quietly. This was exactly what he had been thinking after leaving Mingyue Palace today.

The Queen's theft of the unicorn's blood was a heinous event, but the more mysterious story was that someone knew earlier that the Queen had unicorn blood and planned a bizarre assassination, exposing this disaster to the world.

And he pulled the queen into the abyss, what he was after must be something that he could only get after she fell. So...

"My mother's death is the important thing."

Li Xizhou said: "I think she realized at that time. What she did and how she died, and whether those people succeeded or not, are what I have been looking for."

Pei Ye was silent for a while, then asked, "Didn't anyone back then know about this?"

"Yue Muzhou said that my mother committed suicide, but he didn't know where she died. No one found her body until she was buried."

"..."

Li Xizhou had his dinner quietly. The bright moon rose and the sky turned from dim to cold white.

"Do you know who I guess is the person behind this?" she said.

Pei Ye was stunned for a moment: "Yan Wang Yongbei?"

"Ah."

"..."

"Has anyone told you about this man?"

"No, Your Highness."

"'Yong' is not one of the Five Surnames, and the King of Yan is not the true master of the Tang Dynasty." Li Xizhou said, "Yong Bei was not born in a noble family. Even now, in the upper class of the Tang Dynasty, 'Yong' is still a lonely surname. He came from the grass roots, the kind of low-level people that the Five Surnames look down on the most. There is a painting of "The King and the General Knowing Each Other" in the Lingyan Pavilion. It was painted when the current saint was 22 years old. At that age, he was killing barbarians on the battlefield in the north, and Yong Bei stood behind him. Both of them were covered in blood, holding guns and swords, and carrying bows. Behind them was the dim yellow smoke of the desert and the battlefield that had just calmed down."

"He has a shallow scar under his left eye. You have seen Yong Ji. He looks a lot like Yong Bei when he was young. However, Yong Bei had been through a lot at that age, and he smelled very dusty, like a hidden bird of prey. However, this prince is sharp, but he rarely has that kind of anxiety and vigilance in his eyes."

Pei Ye listened to every word.

"After the invasion of the Northern Wilderness was quelled more than 20 years ago, he tried to seek a share of the blood of the Yong family, but ultimately failed in front of the iron wall of the five families." Li Xizhou said, "I suspect he does not care about the emperor or taboos. If he has his own plans, he will definitely use any means to advance them."

"What is he planning?"

"He has been rooted in the Northern Frontier for nearly thirty years, managing the Northern Army, building cities, and is also the first city gate for contact and competition with the Northern Wilderness... 'King of Yan' is often not a person, but a giant beast. It has too many actions, so it is difficult to figure out what it wants to do." Li Xizhou said, "However, we can roughly guess that if a person has stood in such a position, there are only a few things to focus on."

"..."

"Of course, the King of Yan is the King of Yan, and the Yan Palace in Shenjing is the Yan Palace. Here, there is only the prince." Li Xizhou finished his meal and said, "I think they may not succeed from my mother, at least they haven't reached the end yet. After all, twenty years have passed, and they are still stirring up trouble in the martial arts world, using fish and plums as a cover in Shenjing to smuggle the scales of the South China Sea."

Pei Ye leaned against the pillar without saying a word, and no one knew what he was thinking about.

Li Xizhou had already stood up and washed his hands. As he wiped them, he said calmly, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, are you used to working under Xu Chuo?"

"Hmm?" Pei Ye was slightly startled, then realized that this was a question from his boss, he turned around and bowed, "It's a habit, Master Xu has taken a lot of care of me, I am grateful to her for coming to Beijing."

In fact, he thought that the relationship between Xu Chuo and this Prince of Jinyang was similar to the relationship between him and Xu Chuo. He remembered that when Qi Zhaohua talked about his ambition, he said "I am willing to be a good minister's arm". It seemed that Xu Chuo was the "good minister" and this prince was naturally the monarch.

"Because she has been in contact with Yue Muzhou all along, you asked her to take over after you entered the capital." Li Xizhou said, "If you have any dissatisfaction with her, just tell me, I can also transfer you to the Immortal Terrace, or the Longwu Army, it's the same."

Pei Ye probably understood at this time why Xu Chuo had always treated him so specially and equally. It turned out that it was because he had already been listed with his superior - in fact, he might be on the same level as her, a staff member and a personal guard.

Pei Ye smiled and thought about it, regretting that he was too respectful to Xu Chuo on weekdays. But at this moment, he naturally had to be loyal and said seriously and respectfully: "I have no complaints. Master Xu is strict in his work, and I admire him very much."

Li Xizhou nodded: "Close the door, I'm going to the bedroom."

Pei Ye bowed and said goodbye, then walked forward to close the palace gate and retreated down the stairs. The palace was sparsely lit, remote and quiet. It felt like being in the wilderness. The cold stars gradually came out. He stretched himself, picked up his sword and returned to the side hall on the left.

Li Xizhou wiped his hands carefully, not leaving out even the slightest trace of moisture.

It had been many years, and this was the first time that another person had lived in this palace. The woman stood quietly in front of the mirror for a while, raised her hand to take off the gold mask, and threw it on the table with a crisp "ding-dang" sound. She picked up the wine bottle next to her, tilted her head back and swallowed it in big gulps until the bottle of wine was empty.

She panted twice and raised her sleeve to wipe away the wine stains on the corner of her lips. Her stomach was burning as if on fire. She entered the bedroom and then walked past it, going straight into the deeper places. There were no candles in the corridors or in the palace, but she was very familiar with the twists and turns along the way. In just a moment, a few points of warm orange light appeared in front of her, like the setting sun rising again in the night after dusk.

Li Xizhou lit the candles in the hall and swayed slightly to the front of the huge furnaces. He looked at the clear iron inscriptions beside them, which were carved with extremely solemn and correct strokes and contained about a few hundred words.

Even though he had done it many times, Li Xizhou would still confirm it again meticulously, taking every word seriously in his mind.

Li Xizhou stood still for a moment, feeling the alcohol starting to take effect. She turned around and opened the first alchemy furnace. What flowed out was not elixir, but vermilion liquid, as thick as melted sugar water.

She felt a pungent dizziness, frowned, and caught it on a white jade plate.

"Dan said: [Four Gods Sealing Blood Genxue Pill]

Take it within one minute after the pill is formed, and take a maximum of nine pills."

"First, the blood of the Bi'an is violent, so it is used to charge into the formation and break the connection of the unicorn blood. The fire property harms the body, so it needs to be mixed with the medicinal properties of the Xiaohuan Dan, limited to seven drops, and more than that will put life in danger.

...refined for seventy days, and placed on a plate of pure white jade."

Li Xizhou placed the white jade plate on the warm fire, walked to the second alchemy furnace, opened it, and this time a crystal blue liquid flowed out, clear and dreamy, revealing a sad and cold feeling. Li Xizhou used a colored glaze plate to catch it. "Second, the blood of the water dragon is soft and cold, and it is used to surround the broken unicorn blood and extinguish its burning. Water is cold and too much water can also harm the body, but in order to prevent the unicorn blood from leaking, you need to add 30% more, preferably more than 20 drops... Refine it for 60 days and put it in a colored glaze plate."

Li Xizhou placed the glazed plate next to the white jade plate, turned around and opened the third alchemy furnace. Pure white liquid with a misty atmosphere flowed out like a river in Lanshan.

"Third, the blood of the divine crane is neutral, so it can be used to calm the qi of the unicorn blood and make it calm. Crane blood is harmonious and does no harm to the body, but it will only disturb the mind. It is not advisable to drink too much, ten drops is appropriate... There is no need to refine it, just leave it in a pure state for forty-nine days, and then take it with clean leaves and new flowers."

Li Xizhou took it out with a lotus leaf and placed it next to the other two bloods.

The three bloods were put together, and the strange smell made her head dizzy, and the smell of alcohol also made her cheeks feel hot. Li Xizhou put her long hair back with both hands, and felt her cheeks and neck cooler. Then she took a small stone mortar and placed it in front of her, lifted her sleeves to reveal her left forearm, and used a sharp little jade knife to cut her wrist, and bright red blood dripped into the mortar.

Five drops are enough to serve as a medicine guide.

She raised her hand and held the wound.

……

"I want a pill like this." In the cold and empty palace, the girl stood in front of Li Yan, not looking at him, and said in a voice that was not as cold as her age, "It can suppress the unicorn blood in my body."

"How can there be such a pill?"

"I have read a lot of pharmacopoeias. Only the blood of the Immortal Hunter can fight against the blood of the Immortal Hunter." The girl continued to talk to herself, "I know Bi'an. I want you to help me contact Taoism and Dongting."

"Even if there is a connection, there is no elixir in the world that is specifically designed to seal the unicorn blood. The demand to purify the unicorn blood has been common for hundreds of years, but Quanzhen has never actually refined one."

"I can discuss it with them. Any method is fine... Anyway, I want a pill like this." The girl repeated.

……

After licking it for a while, the small wound was sealed, and the blood in the stone mortar evaporated. The three kinds of blood next to it began to pulsate, the blood of the Bi'an was boiling, the blood of the water dragon came into contact with the broken ice crystals, and the blood of the crane flowed like mist.

Li Xizhou picked up the plate, poured the ingredients into the mortar one by one, picked up the stone pestle, and started pounding it again and again.

About a moment later, various colors mixed and strange phenomena merged, and a pill actually slowly appeared in the stone mortar. It was constantly crushed by the woman, and the next moment it was gathered together in the seal of pure white blood. Until another moment passed, the texture of this small pill became like a cold white liquid bead, and each time it was pounded, it became chaotic but not scattered. Only then did Li Xizhou discard the stone pestle.

Without taking anything else, he picked up the stone mortar, tilted his head back and swallowed the Genxue Pill.

"When the blood of the three gods enters, the blood of the four gods will be two raw and two cooked, which should be able to seal the unicorn blood deep inside. However, this pill has a restriction that cannot be solved. After taking the pill, if you want to release the unicorn blood, Your Highness will have to do it by yourself. No external pill can help."

"The blood of the Immortal Hunter is unpleasant to the mortal body. This pill is not an ordinary pill. It will definitely cause physical injury, mental disturbance, hallucination, and blood loss. Other hidden dangers are unknown. Your Highness, please use it with caution."

Li Xizhou put down the mortar and gently pressed his forehead. He suddenly felt a surge of cold and heat in his body, and his whole body seemed to be freezing and burning. At this time, the wine he had just drunk completely flooded his heart and brain, slightly isolating the pain.

The flames illuminated the woman's expressionless face for the last time. Pain could not be shown on this face. Li Xizhou extinguished the flames, turned around and staggered towards the bedroom.

There were no candles in the bedroom. The entire Zhujing Hall and the entire palace were equally cold and silent. She took off her clothes, curled up in the cold bed, and closed her eyes in a severe dizziness.

Every time her blood was deeply suppressed, she could touch upon that dream again in a painful trance.

Maybe only by forgetting can I find you.

……

……

The hall was as dark and cold as usual. When she woke up, there was no one in the tall room. The ceiling was dark and high. The coldness spread from the deepest part of her body. Every part of her stomach was cold. She was freezing and aching.

The palace maid said that she was already four years old and shouldn't keep waking people up by crying at night. She stopped crying, turned her head, bit the quilt and shivered, then curled up and hugged her cold feet.

She didn't know how long this period lasted, but the pain from the cold finally led to a burning sensation, which made her straighten her body and roll around on the bed, unable to curl up anymore. After this happened three times, she could vaguely see things in the hall.

She felt dizzy and cold. After a long time, she regained some strength. She propped herself up and sat up in bed. She slowly put on her clothes with trembling arms. When she was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed, a tall figure came in, yawning, carrying a warm breakfast.

The breakfast time was a quarter of an hour. She didn't quite understand this time, but she knew she had to try to eat faster. She lowered her head and bit the snack. The palace maid came behind her, grabbed her hair, combed it twice, and tied it into a simple bun.

After dinner, she left the palace and was sent to another large house, where those tall figures were waiting for her again. She was placed on a platform and listened to them speaking words she could not understand.

Even though it had happened many times before, she still couldn't control her fear. She wanted to find the palace maid's hand, but through the gap she only saw her chatting and laughing with someone not far away, and she never glanced over here.

Cutting a small cut on her arm, feeding her strange medicine, injecting something into her body to cause chills and fever again... these things always made her cry, but after enduring it all, her pale face became somewhat expectant.

At this time every day, you can go to the Zichen Palace.

Most of the time, the figure who always stood tall was busy and didn't look at her much, but very occasionally, he would turn his head to look at her and even ask her a few questions.

Unlike other tall figures, this figure, although somewhat unfamiliar, always made her feel close. Occasionally when the palace maid picked her up, she always inexplicably expected that it was the hand of this figure.

But today seemed a bit unlucky. When the palace maid helped him to step over the high threshold, the figure was also walking out of the gate. Next to him was the woman who frightened her a little, and the two were talking about something.

At this time, she heard the man behind her say, "Your Majesty, the eldest princess has already completed three cycles of the test of her unicorn blood. It is estimated that after the stimulation, she will be able to barely obtain the imperial qualification, but she is still nearly halfway behind the second prince."

The adults around were silent for a moment. The man took something and looked at it. He was silent for a while, then nodded and said, "I see. You don't need to bring it to greet me in the future."

"Yes."

She didn't understand what was being said to her, she just looked up at the man, and the man also lowered his head and looked at her.

Her eyes lit up, but she was a little afraid of his stern face, so she timidly called out in a low voice: "...Daddy."

The man did not answer. He seemed to raise his hand slightly, then put it down. He turned around and walked out of the hall expressionlessly. The crowd of strangers followed him.

She felt a little lost because she had to go through that pain again before they met tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)